Visible light photoluminescence in TiO2/CdS nanopowders synthesized by sol-gel route: effect of gel aging time
https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2020-11-4-480-487
Abstract
A series of sol-gel TiO2/CdS, TiO2 powders and coagulated CdS nanoparticles were studied by XRD, HRTEM and Raman spectroscopy to elucidate the effect of low-temperature gel aging time on visible photoluminescence (PL) emission of the TiO2/CdS composites. With an increase in aging time a content of amorphous titania and incorporated CdS nanoparticles decreases in composites. For all composites, visible PL emission includes bands attributed to surface oxygen vacancies and hydroxyl group of TiO2 nanocrystals, as well as yellow-green and red bands related to lattice defect states of CdS nanoparticles. It was found that gel aging time is a crucial parameter to influence visible PL emission in composites. This emission is suppressed with increasing aging time, and its evolution shows that healing of oxygen vacancy defects and hydroxyl group affect visible emission more significantly than improving crystallinity degree. The correlation between visible PL emission in TiO2/CdS and their visible-light photocatalytic activity was discussed.
Supporting agencies: The research was carried out in accordance with the state assignment for ISSC UB RAS and financial support from ISSC UB RAS (theme AAAA-A19-119031890025-9). TEM study was supported by RFBR (grant No. 20-02-00906). The authors are grateful to Dr. Kozhevnikova N.S. and Dr. Gorbunova T.I. for the provided samples TiO2/CdS and CdS.
About the Authors
E. S. Ulyanova
Institute of Solid State Chemistry of Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pervomayskaya, 91, Ekaterinburg, 620990Pervomayskaya, 91, Ekaterinburg, 620990
D. A. Zamyatin
Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Ural Federal University named B.N. Yeltsin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vonsovskogo, 15, Ekaterinburg, 620075
Mira, 9, Ekaterinburg, 620002
V. Yu. Kolosov
Ural Federal University named B.N. Yeltsin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mira, 9, Ekaterinburg, 620002
E. V. Shalaeva
Institute of Solid State Chemistry of Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pervomayskaya, 91, Ekaterinburg, 620990
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Ulyanova E.S., Zamyatin D.A., Kolosov V.Yu., Shalaeva E.V. Visible light photoluminescence in TiO2/CdS nanopowders synthesized by sol-gel route: effect of gel aging time. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2020;11(4):480–487. https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2020-11-4-480-487
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